NYT Connections December 26 2025 Answers
Puzzle #929
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MOVIE EXEC PANTHER FRIDAY AMERICA WIDOW BUDDY JOURNEY SURFER CRINGE FOREST TECH BRO CHICAGO STONER FOREIGNER SCREWBALL VALLEY GIRL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPES
Green — COMEDY SUBGENRES
Blue — '70S ROCK BANDS
Purple — BLACK ___
CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPESMOVIE EXEC, SURFER, TECH BRO, VALLEY GIRL
COMEDY SUBGENRESBUDDY, CRINGE, SCREWBALL, STONER
'70S ROCK BANDSAMERICA, CHICAGO, FOREIGNER, JOURNEY
BLACK ___FOREST, FRIDAY, PANTHER, WIDOW
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.